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a basket filled with lots of different types of eggs and decorations on top of a table

by Staś Kmieć for the full article - Easter Traditions: The Holy Week – Wielki Tydzień check the April issue of The Polish American Journal The second day known as Lany Poniedziałek (Wet Monday) or Śmigus-Dyngus is a favorite among younger people. Breaking from the solemnity of Lent, youths find ways to douse each other with water. Some believe this originated in pagan times, while others derive it from the baptism of Poland in 966. Śmigus dyngus starts at the break of dawn. Traditionally…

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a person holding a basket filled with snow covered hotdogs and buns in the snow

There is a centuries-old Easter tradition of blessing the food in Poland that is practiced by most Poles and Catholics of Polish origin throughout the world. On the Holy Saturday - the day after Good Friday - Polish families prepare a baskets of victuals that are to be blessed by priests in parish churches. The basket is usually lined with elaborately embroidered white linen napkin and decorated with sprigs of the ever green boxwood. Sometimes sprigs of pussy willows are also used to…

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